Parshas Vayeishev

 

Here is a quick 20 second summary of the parsha featuring our puppets available for download.

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Parsha Summary

In this week's parsha, we learn about Yosef's 2 dreams. In one, the sun, moon and stars are all bowing down to him, and in the other, the stalks of wheat are bowing to his center stalk. Yaakov also makes Yosef a special colored coat. His brothers get jealous and conspire to get rid of him. First they throw him in a pit and then he gets sold to Egyptians. In Egypt while working for Potiphar, Yosef gets thrown in jail. There, he meets the king's baker and butler. He interprets their dreams for them.

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Parsha Craft

Being that there isn't much time to teach parsha this week, as we're busy with getting ready for Chanukah, we did a short and easy craft.

Yosef's Colored Coat

Materials needed:

• outline of a coat
• colored tape
• scissors

I gave the kids an outline of a coat, the kids cut it out and decorated it. We used colored tape and the kids made stripes to recreate Yosef's colored coat. If you don't have colored tape, you can use paint, markers, crayons or anything else.

There you have a simple and easy craft that won't take up much time in your busy week!

Vayeishev Activity Pages

Make Parshas Vayeishev come to life with engaging activity sheets that reinforce the parsha's lessons and themes!

1. Color by Number: Yosef's Coat of Many Colors
   Kids will love coloring Yosef’s famous multicolored coat in this vibrant color-by-number activity. It’s a fun way to combine creativity and learning as they bring this key moment in the parsha to life.

2. Yosef's Dreams: Pattern Activity
   Teach about Yosef’s dreams with a hands-on pattern activity! Children will practice identifying and completing patterns inspired by the imagery of Yosef’s dreams, such as the sheaves of wheat and the stars.

These activity sheets are perfect for reinforcing the parsha in a hands-on and meaningful way, whether you’re teaching in the classroom or at home.